A new lawsuit against TeamHealth accuses the Knoxville, Tenn.-based physician-staffing firm of fraudulent patient billing and skirting state laws to maximize profits.
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A former nursing aide at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty July 14 to seven counts of second-degree murder and one count of assault with the intent to commit murder, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Nine thousand Molina Healthcare of California members can no longer access UC San Diego Health providers at in-network rates, according to local NBC affiliate 7 San Diego.
The Woodlands Psychiatry and Counseling Co., a hospital in Conroe, Texas, is being accused of retaliation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the firing of an employee, the federal agency announced July 13.
The former CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists was sentenced to three and a half years in prison July 9 for his role in a $4 million kickback scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
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King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services and two related entities agreed to pay $122 million to settle kickback allegations and claims that they billed for unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services, the U.S Justice Department said last week.
From an Oklahoma hospital entering into a $72 million false claims settlement to nurses alleging a New York hospital violated federal law by denying breaks and overtime pay, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
The Superior Court of San Francisco County denied July 9 Sutter Health's motion to delay a preliminary approval hearing for a $575 million antitrust settlement.
More health insurers have become interested in offering dental benefits in the past two years, according to a report from business and technology consulting firm West Monroe.
A specialty hospital in Oklahoma City, its management company and a physician group have agreed to pay $72.3 million to resolve false claims allegations, according to the Department of Justice.